This Eco Week, the pupils of St. Albert’s Primary have been learning about the problem of marine litter pollution and its effect on ocean wildlife. The pupils have learned that even litter that is dropped in a city can make its way to the oceans as it is washed down the drains into rivers and out to sea.

Our Eco Committee took action on this issue. Primary 5 and the Eco Committee recently travelled to Prestwick Beach to take part in a beach clean and nurdle hunt. Although they  didn’t find any nurdles, they still managed to collect 8 Kg of mainly plastic litter from the beach. They may have helped to save some sea creatures or birds from choking on plastic rubbish.